America Road Trip 2023
I’m embarking on another road trip adventure. This time to the Deep South of the USA.
The trip will be the inspiration for my third novel, which is untitled at the moment.
While I’m on the trip I will write a series of blogs, documenting the journey, which can be read via the posts below. I hope you enjoy them and they bring the adventure to life for you.
The Deep South US Tour Pt1 – The Build Up
So, here we go again! Almost seven years after the road trip of a lifetime to the US, I’m about to embark on yet another life affirming adventure, but this time we’re heading to the Deep South as opposed to the Wild West.
The Deep South US Tour Pt2 – Orlando
We landed in Orlando ahead of schedule after what seemed like a fairly quick nine hour flight. The purchase beforehand of memory foam pillows helped me to more sleep than usual on a flight, probably an hour in total!
The Deep South US Tour Pt3 – Pensacola
Jetlag has us again, so we’re up at 6am. This means we can take our time getting ready, have breakfast and set off in good time. It’s going to be a long drive, but one that I’m craving again.
The Deep South US Tour Pt4 – New Orleans
I have to admit something. Initially, the thought of visiting New Orleans filled me with childlike excitement, knowing its haunting history and connection to the music scene. However, when researching city…
The Deep South US Tour Pt5 – Madison, Missisippi
The trip really came to life in New Orleans, and I’m starting to feel more at home on the road, just as we did seven years ago. It’s those sensations that I’ve craved to experience again, where we constantly face something different and new
The Deep South US Tour Pt6 – Memphis
Another early dart, another new experience, another city on this Deep South tour. This time we head three hours north to Memphis. We had a boat to catch at 1:30pm, a Mississippi Steamboat Cruise. Speaking of Mississippi, most of the drive to Memphis is within that State…
The Deep South US Tour Pt7 – Nashville
We’ve hit the halfway point of this epic journey and I can’t quite believe how much we’ve crammed into a short space of time. We’re moving on just as we’re hitting our stride in a city, onto the next adventure and colossal experience.
The Deep South US Tour Pt8 – Forsyth, Georgia
The end game of this journey is to reach Deerfield, just outside of Miami where my cousin lives, so the last four nights could be spent relaxing. The straight drive there from Nashville is around fourteen hours, so a stopover was necessary to break up the journey.…
The Deep South US Tour Pt9 – Deerfield, Florida
We bid farewell to the Deep South and onto Florida to stay with my cousin, Sharone, for four nights, which is sure to offer a different slant to what we’ve experienced so far this trip…
The Deep South US Tour Pt10 – Fort Lauderdale, South Beach, Delray
We’re off to Fort Lauderdale, and we’re heading there in style. Sharone has an affinity with Jeep, having worked for them in a promotional sense plenty of times over the years…
The Deep South US Tour Pt11 – Reflection
Sharone had implored us to witness a Deerfield sunrise during our four days, so it seemed poetic that we’d do this on our final morning. At 7:30am we took our place on the beach to witness this extraordinary event coming from …